Trudeau vows to look into report that minister’s account promoted fundraiser to sue journalist GlobePolitics
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will look into a report that a cabinet minister’s Internet communication channel was carrying a fundraising pitch to sue a Canadian journalist.
“This is the first time I’ve heard about this situation and we will be following up,” Mr. Trudeau said.As Vancouver news website theBreaker.news first reported, Ms. Murray is using WeChat, a social media platform that is heavily censored by the Chinese state, to talk to constituents. She is MP for Vancouver-Quadra and the Joyce Murray WeChat group includes an explainer that says it’s managed by one of the MP’s aides and includes official contact information to reach the MP.
It contains a link to a website called “Maple Leafs Anti-Racism Actions Association” that asks for money to fund a lawsuit against Global News for reporting on how front groups in Canada for China’s United Front Works Department “helped Beijing stockpile coronavirus safety supplies” from around the world and ship them to China. The United Front reports to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and works to shore up support for the Chinese government abroad.
“In order to right a wrong, we are exploring the feasibility of mounting a class action lawsuit against Mr. Sam Cooper and Global News for the inaccurate and unbalanced reporting that targets a specific minority group. Our aim is to demand an apology from Mr. Sam Cooper and Global News to the Canadian-Chinese community as well as compensation for damages,” the pitch on the Maple Leafs Anti-Racism Actions Association website says.
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